Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Washington based Venture Capital companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Venture Capital industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Washington Venture Capital Startups
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Lighter Capital
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Lighter Capital offers tech entrepreneurs with access to non-dilutive financing to help grow their companies without giving up equity.
PitchBook
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PitchBook provides comprehensive M&A, private equity, and venture capital data, as well as daily industry news and analysis.
Madrona Venture Group
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Madrona Venture Group is a Invester in Venture Capital And Private Equity Principals.
Acequia Capital (AceCap)
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Acequia Capital advises early founders and teams with a passion and conviction about the power of software.
Vulcan Capital
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Vulcan Capital is a private equity firm that invests in category-leading technology, internet, and life sciences companies.
Privateer Holdings
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Privateer Holdings is a private equity firm.
Arrington XRP Capital
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Arrington XRP Capital is a digital asset management firm in blockchain-based capital markets.
Madrona Venture Labs
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Madrona Venture Labs is a startup studio that builds companies from scratch.
Ascend
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Ascend is the most active pre-seed venture capital fund in the Pacific Northwest.
Keiretsu Capital
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Keiretsu Capital provides access to proprietary deal flow to its investors.
Starform
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Starform was started by industry veterans with the goal of changing the way people play games together.
Alliance of Angels
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We are a group of 140+ active angel investors. Each year, we invest $10M+ into 20+ startups and provide mentorship to help them succeed.
Tola Capital
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Tola Capital is a venture capital firm that invests globally in enterprise software companies across multiple stages.
Vulcan
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Vulcan Inc. operates as an investment and project management company in Seattle, Washington.
Bezos Expeditions
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Bezos Expeditions manages Jeff Bezos’ personal venture capital investments.
Frazier Healthcare Partners
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Frazier Healthcare Partners is a healthcare investment firm for pharmaceuticals, healthcare services, & medical products.
Elevar Equity
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Elevar Equity invests early growth capital in businesses that demonstrate a direct correlation between high impact and returns.
Echo Health Ventures
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Echo Health Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in health care companies.
Founders’ Co-op
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Founders’ Co-op is a seed-stage investment firm that invests in technology companies.
RoundGlass Partners
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RoundGlass Partners is a principle investment firm focused on investments in the healthcare industry.
FounderFox
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FounderFox is an online investors pitching platform that offers founders to create short video pitches.
SeaChange
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Fastest and Most Successful Fund Raise Driven by Innovative Investment Process.
Unitus Ventures
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Unitus Ventures is India’s leading venture fund supporting early-stage tech startups with India scale and global potential..
Unlock Venture Partners
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Unlock Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in seed-stage tech entrepreneurs.
WestRiver Group
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WestRiver Group is an investment firm providing integrated capital solutions to the global innovation economy.
Keeler Investments Group
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Keeler Investments Group invests in Pre-Seed and Seed technology companies in Seattle and San Francisco.
T-Mobile Ventures
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T-Mobile Ventures funds early and emerging growth companies developing transformative 5G products and services.
9Mile Labs
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9Mile Labs is a Seattle-based Enterprise / B2B startup accelerator
Providence Ventures
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Providence Ventures generally targets mid- to late-stage venture investments across Healthcare IT, MedTech, and tech-enabled services.
Bloccelerate VC
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Bloccelerate is a global accelerator and a fund focused on investing in blockchain companies all over the world.
Belltower Fund Group
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Belltower Fund Group is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in early-stage companies.
Second Avenue Partners
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Second Avenue Partners provide management, strategy and capital for early stage companies.
StageDotO
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StageDotO is an early stage investment fund actively identifying pre-Series A companies driven by world-changing ideas.
SpringRock Ventures
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SpringRock Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs building compelling companies in evolving sector.
First Row Partners
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We invest in the future of how people earn and spend money. Born in Seattle and covering the West Coast.
Absolute Mortgage a division of Finance of America Mortgage LLC
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Absolute Mortgage is a financial services company offering residential mortgage lending services.
Bridge33 Capital
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Bridge33 Capital is a commercial real estate investment firm that focuses on acquiring value-add commercial properties.
Deal Capital Partners
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Deal Capital Partners is a mergers and acquisitions firm that offers investment, strategic consulting and marketing services for businesses.
Social Venture Partners
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Social Venture Partners is a Partners talent to enable them to become more impactful philanthropists, social investors, and volunteers.
Biomatics Capital Partners
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Biomatics Capital Partners is a Seattle-based healthcare and life sciences venture firm.
Freestone Capital Management
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Freestone Capital Management is an investment management company specializing in wealth planning and asset management services.
Bioeconomy Capital
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Bioeconomy Capital invests in early-stage companies with the goal of accelerating the biotechnology revolution.
U&I Financial Corp.
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U & I Financial Corp. is the parent company of UniBank
Zemax Capital Funding
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Zemax Capital Funding provides clients with access to a variety of funding solutions for all sorts of businesses.
GreenStreet Growth Management
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GreenStreet Growth Management is a holding company designed to invest in Chronus and focus solely on operating that business.
Montlake Capital
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Montlake Capital is a private equity firm specializing in consumer, businesses, and financial products, technology, and services.
Tapas Capital
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Tapas Capital is an emerging early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the developers of disruptive technologies.
First Financial Northwest Bank
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First Financial Northwest Bank has operations in the Northwest.
Puget Sound Venture Club
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Puget Sound Venture club is to provide a forum to review venture opportunities.
Voyager Pacific Capital Management
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Voyager Pacific provides investors with the opportunity to obtain significantly higher returns while investing in relatively low risk.
Point B Capital
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Point B Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage growth-oriented companies.
Harris Group
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Harris group is a non-diversified management investment company operating as a business development.
Intellectual Ventures
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Intellectual Ventures is an invention and investment business firm.
Professional
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Founded in 1933, Professional specializes in accounts receivable management services offering two dedicated service lines.
Moonbeam Exchange
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Technology scouting and innovation exchange to connect corporate innovation labs with next generation technology. INNOVATOR <--> MARKETS
Axia Home Loans
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Axia Home Loans is a financial services company providing mortgage, home loans, and financial solutions.
Votiv Capital
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Votiv Capital is a media group advancing talent through artist management, film development/production, and venture capital.
Cashmere Valley Bank
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Cashmere Valley Bank is a full-service community bank in Washington.
rpv
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rpv is a deep tech fund focused on early stage, scientifically intense ventures.
Trilogy Search Partners
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Trilogy Search Partners invest in acquisitions of small, profitable companies, sourced and managed by search fund entrepreneurs.
Equity Street Capital
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Equity St. Captial intends to be a regulation A+ title IV real estate investment firm.
Acquira
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Acquira provides investment funds, training, guidance, and systems that help entrepreneurs acquire and grow businesses.
Investors Capital Group
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Investors Capital Group is a private real estate investment group providing accredited investors with attractive investment opportunities.
Anchor Bank WA
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Anchor Bank WA is a full-service bank with services across Aberdeen.
Han Santos
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Han Santos is an intellectual properties agency & law firm that serves in matters related to intellectual property & business transactions.
AltraVue Capital
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AltraVue Capital is an investment firm that invests in small equity and under-represented firms with a long-term investment strategy.
Acceptance Capital Mortgage Corporation
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Acceptance Capital Mortgage Corporation is a full, service mortgage loan company that work with many of the nation’s leading lenders.
Onelin Capital Corporation
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Onelin Capital Corporation is a property management firm that offers marketing, leasing, venture capital & real estate development services.
Essence Venture Capital
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Essence Venture Capital supports technical founders go from zero to one.
Calterra Capital
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Calterra Capital is a financial advisory firm that specializes in portfolio management, investment strategies, and funding services.
Jones and Foster Accelerator (Univeristy of WA)
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Jones and Foster Accelerator (Univeristy of WA) offers mentoring & funding to early-stage, student-led companies on their first six months.
Personal Investment Management
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PIM is an investment adviser motivated and passionate about only one thing helping clients achieve a successful financial outcome.
Wescom Capital
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Wescom Capital offers business solutions like consultation, private equity investments, venture capital, mergers, and acquisition services.
First Hill Partners
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A regionally focused, middle market investment bank.
Tainos Investment Group
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Tainos Investment Group is a financial institution that offers private equity, investment funds, and capital placements services.
Echodio
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Echodio enables users to keep iTunes music libraries in sync, securely backed up, and streamable from anywhere.
Consumer Equity Partners
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Consumer Equity Partners specializes in venture capital, private equity, and lending services.
Ballard Labs
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Ballard Labs is co-working community of entrepreneurs and business leaders focused supporting local start-ups and each other.
K&L Group, Inc.
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K&L Group, Inc. is an early-stage venture firm that backs entrepreneurs who are committed to building life-changing technology
Reason Venture Partners
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Reason Venture Partners specializes in investment, venture capital, private equity, advice and product development services.
Talbot Financial
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Talbot Financial. We are committed to your financial success and prove it by investing our capital the same way we invest yours.
ePropertyData
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ePropertyData is a venture capital firm that provides marketing solutions to landlords, property manager, and real estate agents.
Skylight Capital
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Skylight is a micro-cap private equity firm investing in companies with less than $5M EBITDA.
TechStrat Ltd.
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M&A, Growth Capital and Strategic Advisory Services to Technology Companies Globally
Discovery Park Ventures
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Discovery Park Ventures uses Nordic culture and makes primary and secondary investments in venture capital fund funds.
Seattle 2.0
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Seattle 2.0 is a company that was acquired by GeekWire in 2011.
The Agnew Company
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The Agnew Company is an investment firm that focuses on partnerships, sustainable capital, and commercial real estate investments.
Capital Run
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Capital Run is a provider of risk management, private capital, mergers, and acquisition services.
Mortgage Advisory Group NMLS/CL 190465
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Mortgage Advisory Group NMLS/CL 190465 is a financial services firm operating out of Washington.
Started In Seattle
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Started In Seattle is an independent and in-depth directory of all things startup in Seattle.
Parcion Private Wealth
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Parcion Private Wealth provides risk management, tax planning, investment and cash flow management services for families and businesses.
Elliott Cove Capital Management
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Elliott Cove Capital Management helps financial institutions to establish investment programs and retirement plans.
East Peak Capital
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East Peak Capital is a financial solutions firm that provides private equity investments, company acquisition, and management-led buyouts.
HighMark Investments, LLC
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HMI serving redevelopment of existing properties to building from the ground & from investing in start-up to acquiring existing businesses.
Kent Hill Capital
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Kent Hill Capital is seeking to acquire a business in the Pacific Northwest.
Gaudium Capital
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Gaudium Capital is a financial firm that provides private equity, capital formation, funding, wealth planning and investment services.
The Angel Accelerator
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The Angel Accelerator is a private equity and venture capital firm that specializes in providing accelerator program for start up companies.
Keiretsu Family Office
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Keiretsu Family Office provides access to great deal flow, family office structuring services, educational content
Palinno
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PRIVATE foreign seed investment FUND for tech startups in Palestine + mentorship + customer traction facilitator
Ryanna Capital
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Ryanna Capital is a financial firm that provides investment strategies to promote market growth for businesses.
Ridge Resources
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Ridge focuses on building and seeding new businesses. Management opportunistically deploys capital and services.
